PM, Putin Discuss Bilateral Ties

ASTANA, Kazakhstan: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Russian President Vladimir Putin met here Friday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations, trade and economic cooperation, and the current international issues. Vladimir Putin felicitated the prime minister on Pakistan’s accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also thanked the Russian president for supporting Pakistan for the SCO’s full membership.